Welcome! / Bienvenido!

In this first learning activity you will learn about useful language related to
greetings, the alphabet, nationalities, verb be, school supplies, numbers and
there is / there are. / En esta primera actividad de aprendizaje usted aprender
sobre temas importantes tales como: saludos, el alfabeto, nacionalidades, verbo
ser-estar, tiles escolares y el verbo haber.

Introductory material / Material introductorio

Dear learner, / Estimado aprendiz:

This material will help you study the topics related to learning activity 1. / Este
material le permitir estudiar los temas relacionados con la actividad de
aprendizaje 1.
You will learn about: / Los temas a tratar son:

1. Greetings. / Saludos.
2. The alphabet. / El alfabeto.
3. Nationalities. / Nacionalidades.
4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar.
5. School supplies. / tiles escolares.
6. Numbers. / Los nmeros.
7. There is, there are. / Haber.

Lets begin! / Empecemos!

 1. Greetings /Saludos

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In English, you can say hello and goodbye in different ways depending on the
time of the day and the context. Here, you will learn about the most common
ways to say hello and goodbye and how to respond. / En ingls se puede
saludar y despedirse de diferentes maneras, segn la hora del da y el contexto.
A continuacin se presentan los saludos ms comunes y cmo responder a los
mismos.

Fuente:SENA
 Greetings in Meaning in Use / Uso Response in
English / Spanish / English /
Saludos en Significado en Respuesta en
ingls espaol ingls
Before 12:00 p.m. / Good morning.
Good morning. Buenos das. Antes de las 12:00 How are you?
p. m. Hello!
After 12:00 p. m. /
Good afternoon.
Despus de las
Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. 12:00 p. m. How are you?
Hello!
From 6:00 p. m. / Good evening.
Desde las 6:00 p. How are you?
Good evening. Buenas noches.
m. Hello!

At any time during

day or night. / En Hi!
Hi! Hola. cualquier momento How are you?
Hello!
del da o la noche.
At any time during
day or night. / En Hi!
Hello! Hola. cualquier momento How are you?
Hello!
del da o la noche.
I m fine. Thank
At any time during you.
day or night. / En I m fine and
How are you? Cmo ests? cualquier momento you?
del da o la noche. Very well, thank
you.
Fine.
At any time during
day or night. / En Everything is
How is it going? fine.
Cmo va todo? cualquier momento
Everything is
del da o la noche.
alright.
Everything is
At any time during
How are you Cmo vas? fine.
day or night. / En
doing? Cmo ests? Everything is
cualquier momento
alright.
del da o la noche. I am doing fine,
thanks.
 Goodbye in Meaning in Use / Uso Response in
English / Spanish / English /
Despedida en Significado en Respuesta en
ingls espaol ingls
Bye!
At any time during
day or night. / En Good bye!
Bye! Adis! cualquier momento Take care See
you!
del da o la noche. See you around!
Bye!
At any time during
day or night. / En Good bye!
Good bye! Adis! cualquier momento Take care See
you!
del da o la noche. See you around!
Tenga un buen
Have a nice day!
da!
At any time during
Have a nice Tenga una day or night. / En
afternoon! buena tarde! You too!
cualquier momento
Have a nice del da o la noche.
Tenga una
night! buena noche!
At any time during
day or night. / En Bye!
See you! Nos vemos! cualquier momento
del da o la noche.
At any time during
day, if the speakers
are going to see
Nos vemos ms each other again. / Bye!
See you later! En cualquier Take care!
tarde!
momento del da si
se planea verse
ms tarde.
At any time during
day or night. / En You too!
Take care! Cudate! cualquier momento I will!
del da o la noche.

2. The alphabet / El alfabeto

Now, familiarize yourself with the alphabet and its pronunciation. / A continuacin
conozca el alfabeto y su pronunciacin.

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3. Nationalities / Nacionalidades

A. The following questions are used to ask information about where a person is
from. Read also the responses to the questions. / Las siguientes preguntas
son utilizadas para preguntar sobre la procedencia de alguien. Lea tambin
las respuestas a esas preguntas.
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Where are you from?

/ De dnde
eres?

What is your nationality?

/ Cal es
tu nacionalidad?

I am from Colombia.Soy
/ de
Colombia.

My nationality is Colombian. / I am
Colombian. / My nacionalidad
es
Colombiana. / Soy colombiana (o).

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B. A list of some countries and nationalities is shown below. / La lista de

algunos pases y nacionalidades se muestra a continuacin.

Country / Pas Nationality / Nacionalidad

Argentina Argentinian
Australia Australian
Bolivia Bolivian
Brazil Brazilian
Canada Canadian
 Chile Chilean
China Chinese
Colombia Colombian
Costa Rica Costa Rican
Cuba Cuban
Ecuador Ecuadorean
England English
Finland Finnish
France French
Germany German
Guatemala Guatemalan
Haiti Haitian
Italy Italian
Japan Japanese
Mexico Mexican
Nicaragua Nicaraguan
Nigeria Nigerian
Panama Panamanian
Paraguay Paraguayan
Peru Peruvian
Portugal Portuguese
Russia Russian
Spain Spanish
United Kingdom (UK) British
United States of America (USA) American
Uruguay Uruguayan
Venezuela Venezuelan

4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar

A. This verb means ser or estar. / Este verbo significa ser o estar.
 I am a student.
/ Soy un I am in my apartment.
Estoy
/
estudiante. en mi apartamento.

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i SENA

B. In English, the verb to be is used to express who one is and where one is.
The conjugation of the verb to be is the following: / En ingls se utiliza el
mismo verbo para expresar quin se es y el lugar en donde se encuentra. La
conjugacin del verbo be es la siguiente:

I am Yo soy / Yo estoy
T eres / T ests / Ustedes
son / Ustedes estn
You are In English, you is both singular and plural / En ingls,
you se usa para singular (t - usted) y plural (ustedes)
He is l es / l est
She is Ella es / Ella est
It is Eso es / Eso est (se utiliza para cosas en singular)
We are Nosotros somos / Nosotros estamos
They are Ellos son / Ellos estn

C. Now you will learn how to create affirmative, negative and interrogative
sentences. / A continuacin se presenta la estructura para oraciones
afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

a. Affirmative form / Forma afirmativa

I am at the shopping mall.

 Subject Verb Complement

Examples / Ejemplos:

Subject (Pronoun) Verb Complement

I am at home.
You are at school.
He is an engineer.
She is an English teacher.
It is a big computer.
We are at the bank now.
You are students.
They are excellent musicians.

b. Negative form / Forma negativa

Examples / Ejemplos:

Subject (Pronoun) Verb Complement

I am not at the shopping mall.
You are not at the school.
He is not an engineer.
She is not an English teacher.
It is not a big computer.
We are not at the bank now.
You are not students.
They are not excellent musicians.

c. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa

Examples / Ejemplos:

Verb Subject Complement

Am I at the shopping mall ?
Are you at the school ?
Is he an engineer ?
 Is she an English teacher?
Is it a big computer?
Are we at the bank now ?
Are you students?
Are they excellent musicians?

More examples: / Otros ejemplos:

Nosotros somos
We are musicians.
msicos.

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They are at the Ellos estn en el

concert. concierto.

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She is not a
Ella no es modelo.
model.

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 He is not an l no es ingeniero.
engineer.

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Are you an artist? Eres artista?

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Are we in Bogot? Estamos en Bogot?

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5. School supplies / tiles escolares

Get familiar with the following items commonly found in a classroom. /
Familiarcese con los siguientes elementos comnmente encontrados en un saln
de clase.

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Back pack

Board

Book
 Chair

Colored pencils

Computer

White out
 Desk

Eraser

Folder

Glue stick

Highlighter
 Marker

Notebook

Notepad

Paper clips
 Pen

Pencil

Pencil case

Pushpins

Ruler
 Scissors

Sharpener

Staple remover

Stapler
 Staples

Hole puncher

Shelf

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6. Numbers / Los nmeros

Take a look at the following list of ordinal and cardinal numbers. / Mire la siguiente
lista de nmeros cardinales y ordinales.

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Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers

0 Zero ---
 1 One 1st First
2 Two 2nd Second
3 Three 3rd Third
4 Four 4th Fourth
5 Five 5th Fifth
6 Six 6th Sixth
7 Seven 7th Seventh
8 Eight 8th Eighth
9 Nine 9th Ninth
10 Ten 10th Tenth
11 Eleven 11th Eleventh
12 Twelve 12th Twelfth
13 Thirteen 13th Thirteenth
14 Fourteen 14th Fourteenth
15 Fifteen 15th Fifteenth
16 Sixteen 16th Sixteenth
17 Seventeen 17th Seventeenth
18 Eighteen 18th Eighteenth
19 Nineteen 19th Nineteenth
20 Twenty 20th Twentieth
21 Twenty-one 21st Twenty-first
22 Twenty - two 22nd Twenty - second
23 Twenty - three 23rd Twenty - three
24 Twenty - four 24th Twenty - fourth
25 Twenty - five 25th Twenty - fifth
26 Twenty - six 26th Twenty six
Twenty -
27 27th Twenty - seventh
seven
28 Twenty - eight 28th Twenty - eighth
29 Twenty - nine 29th Twenty - ninth
30 Thirty 30th Thirtieth
40 Forty
50 Fifty
60 Sixty
70 Seventy
80 Eighty
90 Ninety
100 A/one
hundred
 1,000 A/one
thousand
10,000 Ten thousand
A/one
100,000 hundred
thousand
1,000,000 A/one million
1,000,000,000 A/one billion

7. There is, there are / Haber

A. There is, there are is a grammatical structure used to express that someone
or something exists. / Esta estructura se utiliza para expresar la existencia
de alguien o de algo.

B. There is indicates the existence of someone or something in singular form; it

refers to only one person or object. / There is indica la existencia de algo o
alguien en singular, es decir de un solo objeto o persona.

Example / Ejemplo:

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There is a rose on the table. It is beautiful! / Hay una rosa sobre la mesa Es
hermosa!

C. There are indicates the existence of someone or something in plural form. It

refers to two or more people or objects. / There are indica la existencia de
alguien o algo en plural, es decir dos o ms objetos o personas.
 Example / Ejemplo:

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There are four roses on the table. They are beautiful! / Hay cuatro rosas sobre
la mesa Son hermosas!

D. Negative and interrogative sentences can also be used with this structure. /
Tambin se pueden expresar oraciones negativas e interrogativas usando
There is / There are.

a. Negative form / Forma negativa

Example / Ejemplo:

There is not a pencil in the bag,

there is a pen. / No hay un lpiz en
la maleta, hay un esfero.
There are not any chairs in the
office. / No hay sillas en la oficina.

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b. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa

Example / Ejemplo:

Is there a cat on the roof? /

Hay un gato en el techo?

Are there five birds on the tree? /

Hay cinco pjaros en el rbol?

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Contextualization
Co /ntextualizacin
 I am
My name19.isLook, some
Nicole. people
Where are are
youcoming
from
to class.Johana?
Hello boys! How is it going?

Everything is fine.
I am Colombian, and you?

What areI your

I am American. thinknames?
Colombia is a
beautiful country.

I am John, and this is Richard.

Yes it is! How old are yo
u Nicole?

Hello everyone! How are you doing?

I am 23 years old, and you?

Listen to the following conversation

. Read while you listen. / Escuche la
siguiente conversacin. Lea mientras escucha.

Hello!
 Hi! How are you?

I am fine thanks! My name is Johana.

We are doing
Whatfine. Wh
ename?
is your re are you guys
from?

I am from Australia and Richard is

Canadian
.

Nice to meet you girls! Look! It seems that

today is my lucky day. There is a notebook
on the floor and there is a penciltoo.
case

Oh, yes! It is your lucky day. There are

also three c olored pencils and there is a
calculator. Somebody has left them
outside.

You should put them in the lost objects

office. Lets go inside, it is time for class.

Fuente de imgenes:
SENA
 ComprehensionComprensin
/

Based on the previous contextualization, choose the option that best completes
the statement or answers the question. / Basado en la contextualizacin
anterior, elija la opcin que mejor complete el enunciado o responda la
pregunta.
1. Based on the context, where are the characters?

a. At a restaurant.
b. At a shopping mall.
c. At a school.
d. At a hospital.

2. Johana is from:

a. Colombia.
b. Canada.
c. Australia.
d. America.

3. Nicole thinks Colombia is a beautiful country.

a. Interesting.
b. Small.
c. Beautiful.
d. Wonderful.

4. Why does Richard think today is his lucky day?

a. There is money on the floor.

b. There is food on the floor.
c. There are some school supplies on the floor.
d. There are some books on the floor.

5. What does it happen at the end of the conversation?

a. They say good bye to each other.
b. Classes are about to start.
c. Nicole and Johana greet somebody else.
d. They read a book.
Practice
1 / Prctica 1
A. Read the following texts. Then, answer the questions at the end of the
activity./ Lea los siguientes textos. Despus, responda las preguntas al final
de la actividad.

Hello! I am
Richard, I am 22
years old.

Hello! I am Johana. I
am Colombian. I am
19 years old.
He is John. Hi, nice to
He is meet you.
Australian.
He is 18

I am
Australian. I am
What about American.
you?
 Now, answer the following
questions.

1. What is your name?

2 . Where are you from?

Fuentede imgenes
: SENA

B. Write your answers. / Escriba sus respuestas.

1. My name is andres abadia.

2. I am from colombia
3. I am 30 years old.

C. Write the corresponding word to complete the sentences. / Escriba la palabra

corespondiente para completar las oraciones.

1. I am Johanna.
2. You are an student.
3. John is Australian. He is from Australia.
4. She is Nicole.

In the bag
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1. There ______ one notebook.

2. There ______ three colored pencils.
3. There ______ one ruler.
4. There ______ two sharpeners.
5. There _____________ one computer.
6. There _____________ two brushes.

Practice
2 / Prctica 2

A. According to the question, choose the best answer. / De acuerdo a la pregunta,

escoja la respuesta apropiada.

a. Yes, I am.
1. What is your name? ___
b. My name is Lin. Nice to
2. How are you? ___ meet you.

3. Are you American? ____ c. Fine, thank you.

4. Is she Mexican? ____ d. No, she is not. She is

Brazilian.
B. Organize the words to make correct sentences. / Organice las palabras para
formar oraciones correctas.

1. are from you where?

2. old is she how?
3. an there on apple is the table.
4. name my Carolina is.
5. are horses not in stable There fifteen the.

C. Complete the sentences with the corresponding word. / Complete las oraciones
con la palabra correcta.

In my bag

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1. There ____ a stapler.

2. There ____ four notepads.
3. There ____ four colored pencils.
4. There ____ a pencil sharpener.
5. There ____ two books.

D. Write the corresponding word to complete the text. / Escriba la palabra correcta
para completar el texto.
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Hello, my name is Sara. I am from Spain. I am 23 years old. They are my friends,
Lorenzo and Gonzalo. Lorenzo is from Rome and Gonzalo is from Argentina. We
are in Africa now. It is a beautiful place, there a long river called the Congo and
there many exotic animals. We are tourists here!
Bye.

E. Complete with: / Complete con: I, you, he, Paul, she, and it.

Hello, i am a doctor. it help

sick people. Fuente: SENA
Where is from? We is very

tall.

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She is my English teacher. she

is from England.

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The ocean is beautiful. he is

powerful and big!

Fuente: Fotolia (s.f.)

he are an excellent writer. I love your

books!

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F. Write the nationality of each country. / Escriba la nacionalidad correspondiente de

cada pas.

Example / Ejemplo:
Argentina Argentinian

Peru Peruvian

Bolivia Bolivian

Venezuela Venezuelan

Brazil Brazilian
 Panama Panamanian

Ecuador Ecuadorean

Chile Chilean

United States of America American

France French
 Italy Italian

Germany German

Mexico Mexican

Cuba cuban

Canada canadian
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G. Match the word to the corresponding image . / Relacione la palabra que

corresponde a cada imagen.

Example / Ejemplo:

1. Back pack

1
 62 .. Book
Scissors

. Folder
. Highlighter
Folder

7 . Highlighter
3 . Chair

book
. Scissors

8 . Computer
4 . Eraser

eraser

chair

9 . Sharpener
5 folder

. Hole punch

sharpener
 10 Glue stick

computer
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H. Write the numbers as words. / Escriba los nmeros en letras.

9 Nine
11 Eleven 11 . Hole punch
35 Thirty-five
22 Twenty Two
80 Eighty . Glue stick
18 Eighteen
1 one
5 five
48 Forty eight
73 Seventy-three
 Pronunciation practice / Prctica de pronunciacin

Note: This practice must be completed using the multimedia version of the
study material. There you will find the corresponding sound files. / Nota: esta
prctica debe ser completada usando la versin multimedia del material de
estudio. All encontrar los archivos de audio correspondientes.

A. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the

vowel in each word. Then, say them aloud. Try to imitate the vowel sounds
you hear. / Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atencin a la vocal de
cada palabra. Luego, dgalas en voz alta tratando de imitar los sonidos
voclicos escuchados.

Note: if there are more than two vowels in a word, pay attention to the one in
the underlined syllable. / Nota: si hay ms de dos vocales en una palabra,
preste atencin nicamente a la vocal en la slaba subrayada.

r r

Japan
Japanes
e

Panama Marker Ecuadorian Portugal

Spanish
Classroom Sharpener Australia Four
Panama
France Board
Canada
 B. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the stressed syllable. /
Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atencin a la ubicacin de la
slaba acentuada.

Fifty Fifteen Peruvian Japanese

Now classify the words on the list according to their stress pattern. Ahora
clasifique las palabras en la lista de acuerdo con su patrn acentual.
Computer.
Nineteen.
Eighteen.
Eighty.
Ninety.
Forty.
Notebook.
Sixty.
Portuguese.
Sixteen.
Italy.
Italian.
Finland.
Colombian.
Forty.
Fourteen.
Pencil.
Philippines.
 Eighty.
Forty.
Sixty.
Sixteen.
Italy.
Finland.
Forty. Ninetee
Notebook.
Pencil. Italian n
Portugues
Ninety Eightee
e
n
Compute Colombia
Fourtee
r n.
n.
Philippines

C. Listen to the pronunciation of the following sentences. Then, say them out
loud. Try to imitate the intonation pattern used. / Escuche la pronunciacin
de las siguientes oraciones. Luego, dgalas en voz alta tratando de imitar el
patrn de entonacin usado.

Hello!
What is your name?
My name is Caroline.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
I am Mexican.
You are Colombian.
He is Italian.
She is American.
Are you French?
Are you Colombian?
Is he Italian?
 Bye!

References / Referencias

Fotolia. (s.f.). La Santamaria. Consultado el 12 de agosto de 2014, en

http://co.fotolia.com/id/54317519
Fotolia. (s.f.). Sunset at sea with multiple color prizm. Consultado el 12
de agosto de 2014, en http://co.fotolia.com/id/64235488

Document control / Control del documento

Name Position Dependence Date

Theme expert Direccin de

Ricardo Aristizbal Asesor English Dot formacin July
Author
Salinas Works - Programa profesional. 2014 de
bilingismo Direccin General
Centro
 Lnea
Adaptation Rachman Copy editor Agroindustrial. August Bustillo
Martnez de produccin Regional Quindo 2014